About Hard Pear Tree
Scleropyrum pentandrum is a species of flowering plant in family Santalaceae. It is an evergreen tree native to India and Sri Lanka, Indochina, southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi), Peninsular Malaysia, Java, and western New Guinea.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scleropyrum pentandrum
- Genus
- Scleropyrum
- Family
- SANTALACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests and also in the sacred groves
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- இருமுல்லி Irumulli
- Kannada
- ಬೆಂಡುಗ Benduga, ಬೊಡ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹಲ್ಲು Bodlige Hallu, ಬೋಡುಳಿಕೆಹುಲ್ಲು Bodulike Hullu
- Malayalam
- ഇരുമുള്ളി Irumulli
- Marathi
- कुक्कुरदंत Kukkuradanta
Botanical family
Santalaceae
Sandalwood Family
Hard Pear Tree belongs to the Santalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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